Sweet Divorce

Chapter 200 I Don’t Like Men

“Mom, are you okay?”

Zoe touched Amelia’s forehead before Rita can even say anything. “Well, it’s not hot. But... but why are you talking nonsense all of a sudden?”

Rita choked because of Zoe’s words and can’t stop coughing.

She secretly touched her forehead and explained to Amelia, “Grandma, don’t be mad. My mom just thought that your decision was a bit too sudden.”

Zoe then realized that she had said something wrong and immediately chimed in, “Right, mom. Your decision is too abrupt. I just can’t handle it all of sudden and was too straightforward. Don’t be angry with me.”

Amelia would be so mad before if she heard what Zoe said, but she had got to see the true colors of a lot of people and things after going through so much.

Let’s just take Zoe and Rose as an example. The former was kind and honest while the latter was clever and shrewd.

She would always be fooled by Rose’s flatteries before and would hate the clumsy Zoe who would never try to please her. This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

But Zoe turned out to be the one who was always by her side and took care of her when she had that car accident.

Amelia finally learned that time would reveal a man’s heart and misfortunes would test the sincerity of friends.

So she didn’t really mind Zoe’s words, knowing that she didn’t actually mean it, “I’m not mad nor muddle-headed. I’m serious. I really think Rita should be the one to manage the Brown Group.”

Rita and Zoe were both shocked by Amelia’s speech,

“Well, don’t look at me like I’m insane.” Amelia smiled and explained, “I’ve really thought this through, I can only count on Rita in this whole family.”

Amelia used to hold grudges against Rita before, but now, she saw her as life-saver.

After all, Liam was her strong backing at the moment.

The Browns would be sure to prosper with Liam’s help.

Shrewd as Amelia, she sure knew what was the best for the Browns.

Since Charlotte can’t be saved now, she had to protect the Browns.

She got to keep one of them.

Rita naturally didn’t believe that Amelia had thought this through, she knew perfectly well what she was up to.

So she just shook her head and rejected, “Grandma, this ring is too valuable. I can’t take it.”

After being in the business market for years, Amelia’s pressuring tone actually had regret and sadness in it which really put Rita in an awkward position.

“Mom, don’t force her since she doesn’t want to take it.” sensing that Rita was quite awkward, Zoe helped her, “After all, she’s in quite an awkward position at the moment. Some people might be unhappy about this decision. The Browns would be in chaos again.”

Though Zoe didn’t say who would be unhappy exactly, Amelia knew that she was talking about Rose and Mason.

Amelia didn’t actually know what to do with them.

So she still shoved the ring into Rita’s hands, “Just take it! I insist. Just tell me if someone tries to mess with you.”

So Rita really had no choice but to take that ring for now.

After all, constant evading would just ruin her loyal image that she just created in front of Amelia.

Mom and dad hadn’t left the Browns, so she can’t just end things badly with the Browns.

Because of Zoe’s passing out today, Rita chose to stay overnight and talk to her mother.

After they talked for a while, Zoe finally felt better and it was pretty late, So Rita just returned to her own room.

Her phone started ringing right after she sat on her bed.

Rita was actually startled by this sudden ringtone.

She looked at the screen and wanted to answer the phone subconsciously, but when she saw that it was Liam who was calling her, she stopped her hand midair.

She can’t answer his call.

She had already offended Michael’s bottom line today, she can’t afford to piss him off again.

Though she desperately wanted to hear his sound, she can only draw his hand back in red eyes for his safety.

So she just looked at the Liam’s name popping up on the screen again and again till he finally stopped calling. She then just felt like crying.

“What’s wrong, Rita?” Zoe saw that Rita was sobbing in front of the phone after she got out of the shower and hurriedly asked.

Seeing that Rita was covering her heart, Zoe though that Rita was having stomachache again. “Are you having a stomachache?” Rita actually struggled to come up with a good excuse to explain her crying when she saw her mother.

But since Zoe just mistook this for stomachache, she didn’t try to say anything further.

She just nestled in Zoe’s chest and cried, “Yes, mom. I’m really in pain.” My heart hurt.

“Don’t cry, Rita. I will get you some medicines now.” Zoe hurriedly got up and went downstairs to find medicines for stomachache seeing that Rita was crying violently.

After Rita was alone in the room, she curled herself up and just burst out crying.

So it was so painful to pretend not to love someone.

So it was so difficult to alienate someone on purpose.

So she was just in love with Liam helplessly.

But why misfortune always accompanied her?.

“Rita, let’s take this medicine.” After Zoe came to the room with lukewarm water and medicines, she found that Rita was already asleep.

Was she okay now?

Though Zoe was surprised how quick Rita’s pain went away, as a mother, she just let out a sigh of relief finding that Rita was all better now.

After tucking Rita on, she left the room quietly.

In the meantime, Liam and Jacob were waiting in the car outside of the Browns mansion.

Looking at the dead phone, Liam frowned.

“She didn’t pick it?” Jacob glanced at the slowly dimmed screen and asked.

Liam didn’t respond, but Jacob knew that he guessed it right.

Rita didn’t answer Liam’s call.

Jacob twitched his mouth, “Liam, it’s obvious that she doesn’t want to see you. When are you going to stop being so sentimental?”

Liam still kept silent, but his hand clutched secretly.

Jacob naturally noticed Liam’s darkened face and added, “Well, it’s just that a girl breaks up with you, right? It’s all right, Liam. You still have me. I will have you even though she doesn’t want you.”

He would literally do anything for Liam.

Though Jacob meant to express his brotherly love for Liam, his words sounded a bit gay.

At the very next second Lee turned around and looked at them weirdly.

Clever as Jacob naturally figured out that Lee had mistaken something and hurriedly explained, “Don’t take me wrong, Lee. I didn’t mean it. I’m really not a gay and definitely don’t want anything from Liam.”

But what Jacob didn’t know was that he was just making the whole situation weirder.

Lee just smiled, “Don’t be nervous, Jacob. I might be old, but I’m pretty open-minded. I think homosexual love is okay. Don’t be worried.”

Jacob was really speechless.

What a huge mistake here!

How can he hit on women later if the word went out?

No! he had to clear his name!

Jacob then winked at Liam to hint him that he should explain for him.

Liam wouldn’t be interested in taking part in this boring dispute before, but he was really in a bad mood after his calls were hung up by Rita. So he had to lash out his anger on Jacob.

Then he said coldly, “Just give it up. I don’t like men.”

Jacob was taken aback and almost fell to the ground after he heard Liam’s words.

How can he do this to him!

How can he live after this!

But Liam just ignored Jacob’s bitterness and actually felt better now,

Lee in the front seat was trying hard not to laugh.